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My hero academia : Izuku Midoriya: origin / Kohei Horikoshi ; translation & English adaptation Caleb Cook.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Japanese Series: My hero academia. 1 | Horikoshi, Kōhei, My hero academia ; 01. | Shonen Jump mangaPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, LLC, 2015.Edition: Shonen Jump manga editionDescription: 187 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9781421582696
Other title:
  • Izuku Midoriya : origin
Uniform titles:
  • Boku no hiro akademia. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 741.5952 23
LOC classification:
  • PN6790.J34 B64713 2015 v. 1
Contents:
Izuku Midoriya: origin -- Roaring muscles -- Entrance exam -- Starting line -- Smashing into academia -- What I can do for now -- Costume change?
Summary: What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny.
List(s) this item appears in: 1st in Series - Graphic Novels
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Graphic novels HOR My Hero Bk.1 Available 062987
Total reserves: 0

"Shonen Jump Comics"--Cover.

First published in Japan in 2014 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo.

Pages numbered from right to left.

Izuku Midoriya: origin -- Roaring muscles -- Entrance exam -- Starting line -- Smashing into academia -- What I can do for now -- Costume change?

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny.

Rated T for teen.

Translated from the Japanese.

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